The Origin of Utility
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- De Fraja, Gianni, 2009.
"The origin of utility: Sexual selection and conspicuous consumption,"
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Keywords
Darwin; natural selection; sexual selection; utility;JEL classification:
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2006-11-04 (All new papers)
- NEP-EVO-2006-11-04 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-HPE-2006-11-04 (History & Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2006-11-04 (Utility Models & Prospect Theory)
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